Polluting Democracy
A dark money group funded by FirstEnergy spent $2.5 million to support the GOP hopeful as the utility pushed bailout of struggling nuclear plants.
Gulf Coast
The dispute stems from a ruling by a Louisiana judge that the agency’s application of race-based considerations exceeds its authority.
Gulf Coast
Housing, air monitoring, green jobs and coastal resilience are some of the initiatives that could receive funding under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Polluting Democracy
A Republican consultant's deposition reveals he OK’d the plan to run a third-party candidate to defeat Florida Power & Light nemesis.
Polluting Democracy
Records show Jon Husted worked behind the scenes to bail out the company’s nuclear power plants. The million dollar donation was secret — until now.
Fueling Disinformation
The oil and gas company-owned Richmond Standard tells mostly positive stories about the major industry that dominates this California city and its skyline.
Gulf Coast
Utility argues natural gas plant would keep offshore oil and gas servicing companies, and nation’s only deepwater oil port, operational.
Utilities
US energy use has been flat. But new industries are forcing a boost in utility forecasts for demand, potentially harming efforts to cut emissions.
Gulf Coast
Some are asking Congress to add more crop insurance and disaster assistance for smaller producers in the upcoming US Farm Bill.
Gulf Coast
As liquefied natural gas terminals grow exponentially along the U.S. Gulf Coast, experts raise alarm on low-risk, high-consequence events
Utilities
A Floodlight analysis finds a historic surge in power company fraud and corruption. The lies and bribes cost consumers — and threaten the planet.
Gulf Coast
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force.
Inside Climate News
A year after a major methane leak from underground gas storage, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the United States.
Fueling Disinformation
A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither publishes critical stories about the utility.
Polluting Democracy
A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009.
Utilities
Plaintiffs in the challenge to Georgia Public Service Commission’s statewide elections appear headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.